Answer:
1 C₈H₂₀ + 13 O₂ → 8 CO₂ + 10 H₂O
Explanation:
When balancing chemical equations, looking for the compound that looks the hardest and put a 1 in front of it.
In this case, it would be C₈H₂₀. Put a 1 in front of it.
Now, let's look at the reactants.
C - 8
H - 20
O - 2
Let's look at the products.
C - 1
O - 3
H - 2
To balance the carbons, put 8 in front of CO₂. To balance the hydrogens, put 10 in front of H₂O.
Now to balance the oxygens. There are 16 oxygen atoms in CO₂ and 10 oxygen atoms in H₂O for a total of 26 oxygen atoms in the products.
To balance the oxygens, put 13 in front of O₂ in the reactants.
The equation is balanced.
Hope that helps.
